Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria City Carp championship-bound after Tucson thrashing Sunday at Shea Stadium
PEORIA, Ill. - After a classic against Des Moines this past weekend, and a tight battle against Flint City on Friday, things appeared to be a little easier for Peoria City on Sunday. The Carp, in only...
Jul 28, 2024 Peoria City players celebrate after a goal against Tucson FC in the USL 2 national semifinal game at Shea Stadium on July 28th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria City Soccer in national final four after claiming Central Conference championship
PEORIA, Ill. - Luke Persenico now owns, as of Friday night, the most significant goal in the history of Peoria City Soccer. His 62nd minute winner gave the Carp a 1-0 win over Flint City at Shea Stadi...
Jul 27, 2024 Peoria City players lift the 2024 USL League Two Central Conference championship trophy after defeating Flint City, 1-0, on July 26th at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Kitchen fire in South Peoria deemed accidental
PEORIA, Ill. - No one was injured after a house fire in South Peoria Friday afternoon. Peoria Fire says crews responded at around noon to Butler and South Western, finding black smoke coming from the ...
Jul 26, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin ordinance aims to end camping on public property, police chief looking to help those who are homeless
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is looking to address homelessness in the city. The City Council on Monday passed an ordinance that would ban camping on public property and leaving personal items out ...
Jul 26, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Grayson's behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, 'How are you still employed with us?'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Before former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was accused of shooting Sonya Massey after she called police to investigate a prowler, he had a ...
Jul 26, 2024 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Trump touts warm ties to Israel's Netanyahu, blasts Harris
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump said his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had always been warm as the two leaders met on Friday, and the Is...
Jul 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump prior to signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
US Senate advances two child online safety bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on a broad bipartisan basis on Thursday advanced two online safety bills that would force social media companies to take responsibility for how their platforms af...
Jul 25, 2024 A view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
In the suburbs, proposed water rates spark outrage from residents, advocates
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Residents of Chicago's southwest suburbs, alongside local and state elected officials, shared their anger over a proposed water rate increase this week, des...
Jul 25, 2024 Cindy Zacharias speaks at a public forum hosted by the Illinois Commerce Commission in Bolingbrook. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Second person charged in April homicide of junior college basketball player from Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A second person has been arrested in connection to the April homicide of a junior college basketball player that was back home in Peoria. Peoria Police say 18-year-old Korion Hopkins wa...
Jul 25, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
(Reuters) - Two former Texas school police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers. Adrian...
Jul 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A woman brings flowers to a memorial for the victims of a school shooting at Robb Elementary School, one year after the shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo
